Anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil to appeal to US Supreme Court in last bid to avoid deportation
Mahmoud Khalil, an anti-Israel activist, is set to appeal to the US Supreme Court following a decision by the 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold his deportation order. Khalil's legal team argues that he should not be removed while a separate federal court case is ongoing. The Justice Department has indicated it will enforce the deportation order despite ongoing legal challenges.
- ▪Mahmoud Khalil was arrested in March 2025 for organizing protests at Columbia University.
- ▪The 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Khalil's appeal to overturn his deportation order.
- ▪Khalil's attorneys claim he cannot be deported while a federal court case is pending.
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World News Anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil to appeal to US Supreme Court in last bid to avoid deportation By JNS Staff Published May 23, 2026, 2:48 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Originally Published by: (May 23, 2026 / JNS) A lawyer for anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil pledged to appeal to the US Supreme Court after an appeals court rejected on Friday a bid to overturn the decision of the Trump administration to deport his client from the country. The Philadelphia-based 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals decided to leave in place a ruling stating that a district judge lacked jurisdiction to release Khalil from detention last year, Reuters reported.
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